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Release Year1979
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageMandarin
CertificationNR
GenresAction, Romance
Votes2
DirectorJohn Liu
WritersJohn Liu
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsZen Kwan Do Strikes Paris
About Zen Kwan Do Strikes Paris
John Liu plays himself as the Hong Kong martial films star and son of a NASA scientist kidnapped in Paris whom may be valuable to a criminal organization. Liu comes back to France, where he had a sentimental affair with a Frenchwoman which ended badly and also created the Zen-Kwan-Do martial school. In Paris, Liu must fight many Caucasian top fighters while he looks for his father and daughter.
Directed by John Liu, Zen Kwan Do Strikes Paris leans on a strong ensemble — John Liu, Roger Paschy, Meli Caillard — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about action titles of 1979.
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